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The Peach Keeper

Sarah Addison Allen

Start date: July 12, 2012

Finish date: July 31, 2012

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Aug 27, 2011 BJ Rose rated it really liked it

Shelves: gr-authors, contemporary, library-books

I have been in love with Sarah Addison Allen's writing since I read Garden Spells, and was tickled to see Claire Waverly & her magical culinary talents brought into this book. This wasn't quite as good as GS, but it was a fun, compelling read.

I liked the variety of things that "her grandmother used to tell her." I liked the folklore that was brought into the story, especially the bit about putting a penny on the windowsill and leaving the window open a crack to allow the ghost to be sucked out ...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Morgan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, five-star-reads, chick-lit

Third book I've read by this author (The Girl Who Chased the Moon and Garden Spells were the others) and I really enjoyed them all. I'd say this one was my second favorite, bumping Garden Spells down one.

Small town North Carolina, a dash of history, and a dash of something magical. It could be the same equation for all three of the books, I mentioned, but it's a wonderful equation.

Will definitely seek out more of her work in the future.

**borrowed from the library** ...more

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